Chapter 240: Mixed Reactions
Although Pan Xiqi did not give the Chinese media a chance to speak out at the press conference, this time, all the Chinese media were unusually unanimous and did not express any dissatisfaction with Pan Xiqi. On the contrary, early the next morning, countless news reports about Panxi's efforts to attack foreign media occupied the front pages of all Chinese sports media.
In their report, they detailed the rude treatment he suffered from the foreign media at the press conference, and portrayed him as a glorious image of a man who fearlessly resisted the malicious slander of the foreign media in order to preserve the dignity of the country.
In less than half a day, domestic public opinion will blow up. More than 100 years have passed since the Opium War, the Qing Dynasty has fallen, and there are still Chinese athletes being bullied abroad, which makes the majority of patriotic young people how can they bear it. There was almost no need for any transition, and domestic public opinion, which had a mixed reputation for Pansiqi, instantly turned into one-sided solidarity with Pansiqi. Pan Xiqi never imagined that because of his use of first-aid capsules, his popularity in China would soar in the end.
This time, with the foreign media as a common enemy, whether it was Panxiqi's true love fans, passers-by or black fans, they all united and cheered for Panxiqi to the outside world. In their view, this is not just to defend Pan Xiqi's personal reputation, but has risen to the height of safeguarding the dignity of the Chinese nation.
In China, which has a billion Internet users, once it arouses public anger, the consequences will be very serious. Countless netizens not only voiced their support for Pansiqi on the domestic Internet, but even went over the wall on foreign networks to launch a powerful attack on those foreign media who slandered Panxiqi.
Among them, the most tragic were the French female reporters and American reporters at the press conference, and these two people's extremely rude questions about Panci were written into the report verbatim, so they became the top two targets of domestic netizens. The vast number of netizens found the Facebook and Twitter of these two people, and for a while, the "cordial greetings" of Chinese netizens directly crowded their social networks.
There is no doubt that Pan Xiqi became the most concerned figure in China that day, and his name once topped the hot search list. However, what people didn't expect was that in the foreign media, Panci also became the most talked-about player at this US Open, and his popularity even surpassed the two superstars of Cow and Natto, who are still in the draw table.
In the first few rounds, although Pancich was one of the strongest players, because the opponents he defeated were generally not well-known, and the most famous was only the lonely Baghdatis, so he did not make any splash in the foreign tennis world, and he was rarely reported by foreign sports media.
However, in the post-match press conference, Pansiqi's shocking remarks about winning the championship really detonated the attention of foreign media. The media, which are suffering from the lack of splashes at this year's US Open, will let go of such a news hotspot, and naturally rush to report on it in an all-round way.
Of course, unlike the domestic media, these foreign media with "noble blood" naturally reported on Pansiqi with the mentality of watching jokes. Similar to the collective ridicule of the domestic media some time ago, they felt that Pancic's victory was just a ridiculous performance of a clown who didn't know the height of the sky.
In addition to the extreme ridicule of Pansiqi's declaration of victory, they did not let go of the hot spot of Pansiqi's suspected doping. Ignoring Pansiqi's explanation at the press conference, these Western media, who are born with a sense of moral superiority, directly defined Pansiqi as a hypocrite who relied on the use of new doping drugs to steal the victory of the competition. To put it bluntly, in tennis, a white supremacist sport, they simply cannot accept a Chinese, especially a Chinese man, to challenge their authority.
For a time, Pan Xiqi has gone from an unknown qualifier to a "rising star in the tennis world" that has attracted much attention at home and abroad. Whoever has something to do with tennis always seems to be asked what they think about Pancic. How to view the "Pansiqi incident" has even become an issue that all tennis players will inevitably ask at the post-match press conference.
Of course, the most talked-about of them are the remaining seven men's singles quarter-finalists at this year's US Open. As the players who are likely to play against Pansiqi next, their opinion of Panci is naturally what the media wants most.
Natto, the top seed who dropped only seven games in three sets and effortlessly swept his opponent to advance to the quarterfinals, was perfectly out of touch when asked this question. For him, the main concern is naturally the opponent he will face in the next round. As long as Panci hasn't become his opponent, he won't be distracted and focus on things that don't concern him.
The media, which did not get a satisfactory answer, focused their attention on the first day of the king cow, which also advanced to the quarterfinals. Originally, they thought that the cow, who had always treated the media as a good gentleman, would give a very official answer, but they did not expect the cow's answer about Pansiqi to surprise them.
"I don't know him very well, but in my opinion, he doesn't need doping to win the game. I wouldn't have been surprised if I had faced Pansich in the final round. ”
The cow's words turned out to be equivalent to recognizing Pansiqi's strength. Although the cows were reluctant to explain why they were judged this way, it was clear that the impression Panci had left on the cows during the short pre-race training session was quite positive.
Once again, the media, which did not receive a satisfactory answer, continued to turn its attention to the only American player alive in the draw, No. 17 seed Querrey. Since Querrey is Panci's direct opponent in the next round of quarterfinals, his response has received special media attention.
Sure enough, this time Querrey did not disappoint the foreign media who were not a big deal, and the American player, who has always been a big mouth, made an earth-shattering statement in an interview with the media.
"In my opinion, he's just a clown who wants to get attention. If a Chinese player wants to win the championship through doping, I will never allow this kind of scandal to happen. In the next round, I will tell him directly on the court what is truly pure tennis! ”
Querrey's remarks can be regarded as a frontal declaration of war against Pansiqi. The US media, which has always put entertainment first, is naturally very happy to see this situation appear. Under their ulterior motives, Quirrey's quarter-final match with Pansich was defined as a battle of justice where good will triumph over evil. Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future